Diabetic Partner Follies: “I’m the One…”

July 27th, 2011 by Ava Long |

A Guest Post by Suzi Hoskins

First, thanks to Allison and Amy for the chance to be a guest-poster here at D-Mine It’s an honor to be writing here from the perspective of a D-Wife, though it’s nothing glamorous It’s just our life, what we know and do, and I hope that someone can get something out of what is shared here

For those who don’t know, my husband is Mike who writes over at The D-Corner Booth We’ve been married for six years this September but have been together for about 10 ½ years total From time to time, I have attempted to blog at Laughter and Tears But really, I find my life rather boring and hard to write about No children yet, except the furry kinds who rule the Hoskins Household So here it is, in a nutshell:

I’m the one …

- Who is not a blog writer, but has many random thoughts that may or may not present themselves in list form

- Who loves seafood, but found out the hard way that I’m allergic to it

- Who is the shortest in my family, but is tall enough so that my feet touch the ground

- Who loves to garden and play in the mud, but hates to get dirty

- Who wishes my pets had opposable thumbs, instead of a wagging tail that knocks stuff over, or spending time wandering the house chasing the invisible mouse

- Who has to watch the Harry Potter marathon on TV, despite the fact that I own all the movies and can watch them whenever I want

- Who loves sweets, but thinks glucose tabs taste gross Oh, cupcakes and ice cream rule!

- Who fetches juice boxes, but can’t ever seem to open them in that moment they’re needed

- Who calls paramedics if needed, but isn’t afraid to stab the sucker in the leg with a glucagon shot if I can get close enough without taking an elbow to the face

- Who will threaten to pull his pump site out when he gets on my nerves, but never have And probably wouldn’t Because then I’d have to hear him complain

- Who loves math, because it’s constant and makes sense

- Who likes to figure out D-Math, because not everything that says it’s sugar-free is that different than regular food

- Who doesn’t purposely embarrass herself in public, but still dressed up as a BackStreet Boy for a diabetes camp fundraiser

- Who knows that while I don’t “get it” when it comes to being a Person With Diabetes, Mike doesn’t “get it” when it comes to being the spouse of a diabetic We both learn from each other every day

So in sum: I’m the one who married a man who I love and makes me laugh, and also happens to have type 1 diabetes And it doesn’t rule my life

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